by admin | Oct 23, 2014 | Determination, PKD Will Not Beat Me
“Pink is pretty. Pink is bright. I made a decision to live and fight.” – Breast cancer survivor slogan On the evening of February 4, 2010, I stood at the head of a long table in a room at the Elmwood Mansion in York PA, about to share my journey to the P.I.N.K....
by admin | Oct 16, 2014 | Determination, Knowledge, PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
Were you recently diagnosed with PKD? Living with PKD? Have a loved one with PKD? Looking for hope and inspiration? Welcome to PKD Will Not Beat Me! My mission is to provide Positivity, Knowledge and Determination as you navigate your individual path in life. This is...
by admin | Oct 9, 2014 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
“All we are really looking for is connection, direction and meaning.” – Lucia Steele Living with PKD is a life of acceptance, fear, patience, strength, love and change. We yearn for connecting with others that ‘get it.’ We want to be given direction on how we...
by admin | Oct 2, 2014 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
Sometimes it is during our quietest moments we are able to reflect and learn the most about life and ourselves. When in our normal routines, the weeks and months seem to race by. Last week reminded me that when our pace of living slows down and we get away from our...
by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | Knowledge, PKD Will Not Beat Me
“Are you an organ donor?” I recently asked this, repetitively, over the course of two hours. It was an enlightening experience to volunteer at the Sierra Donor Services Donate Life booth for the DMV Wellness Fair. People would stroll down the line of booths and as...
by admin | Sep 17, 2014 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
Let’s rewind to December 24, 1958. My mother-in-law, Pam Keefer, was four years old. Her parents and relatives celebrated Christmas with great enthusiasm and joy. Pam said Christmas Eve was a big merriment spent in Gladwyne, PA at her grandparents’ home with her...